Learning outcomes

To provide the student with a general understanding of empirical research methods and resarch process in social sciences. The student learns the basics of doing empirical research and learns to understand the significance of research questions and research frame as well as aspects related to choosing certain data and techniques of analysis. The student learns how one can approach the same phenomenon with various research methods and how those methods and approaches produce different kind of information. The module provides the student with basic abilties to understand empirical research conducted with various methods, to evaluate the methodological choices and research results.

Contents

- formulating a research question
- research process
- different types of research
- various data
- methods of analysis

Teaching methods

Teaching method	Contact	Online
Lectures	21 h	0 h

Teaching language

Finnish, English

Evaluation

Pass/fail.

Recommended year of study

1. year autumn
1. year spring

Study materials

 

Gilbert (ed.), Researching Social Life. Sage, Second edition,  2001. (reprinted 2003). 

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